Controlling how data updates in a filter panel: Automatic apply

By default, once a user chooses an item in selector on a filter panel, the target immediately and automatically updates without any additional user interaction. If a user selects multiple items, the target is automatically updated after each individual selection, which can take some time. Instead, you can disable automatic application of selector changes, allowing a user to select items in the selector, then choose when to apply the selections to the target. If changes are not made automatically, the Apply Now icon Filter Panel Apply Now icon, disabled is displayed on the filter panel but is disabled; when a change is made to a selector on the filter panel, the Apply Now icon is enabled.

Filter panels are fully interactive in Flash Mode. In other modes, filter panels work as panel stacks with selectors; the drop-down menu to interact with the filter panel is not available. (The menu allows users to expand and collapse selectors, for example. For a complete list of actions, see Filtering a dashboard: Filter panels.)

The Automatically apply selector changes property for a filter panel applies in Flash Mode. The Automatically apply selector changes property at the document level applies to selectors in a filter panel displayed in other modes. (For a description of the document level property, see Controlling how data updates: Autosubmit.)

Prerequisite

The following procedure assumes that the document contains a filter panel with selectors. For instructions to add a filter panel, see Inserting a filter panel into a dashboard.

 

To enable or disable automatic target update for a filter panel

  1. Open the document in Design or Editable Mode.

  2. Right-click the filter panel and select Properties and Formatting. The Properties and Formatting dialog box opens.

  3. Select General in the list on the left.

  4. Do one of the following to determine how targets are updated for the filter panel:

  5. Click OK to save your changes and return to the document.

 

 

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